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#1 Nauru: 54.0 #2 Guinea: 51.7 #3 Namibia: 50.0 #4 Kenya: 49.4 #5 Mongolia: 46. 7 #6 Yemen: 44.5 #7 Turkey: 44.0 #8 Romania: 43.5 #9 Slovakia: 42.6 #10 Kiribati: 42.0 #11 Tuvalu: 41.0 #12 Lebanon: 40.5 #13 Venezuela: 40.5 #14 Argentina: 40.4 #15 Albania: 39.0 #16 Bangladesh: 38.7 #17 Nepal: 38.5 #18 Tonga: 38.3

#19 Panama: 38.0 #20 Greece: 38.0 #21 Kyrgyzstan: 37.8 #22 Niue: 37.5 #23 Georgia: 37.5 #24 Cuba: 37.2 #25 Benin: 37.0 #26 Cambodia: 37.0 #27 Bulgaria: 36.5 #28 Andorra: 35.9 #29 Cameroon: 35.7 #30 China: 35.6 #31 Hungary: 35.5 #32 Ukraine: 35.3 #33 Germany: 35 .0 #34 Tunisia: 34.8 #35 Mexico: 34.8 #36 France: 34.5

#37 Poland: 34.5 #38 Uganda: 34.5 #39 Brazil: 33.8 #40 Kazakhstan: 33.5 #41 Switzerland: 33.5 #42 Spain: 33.4 #43 Lithuania: 33.4 #44 Japan: 33.1 #45 Netherlands: 33.0 #46 Luxembourg: 33.0 #47 Croatia: 33.0 #48 Burma: 32.9 #49 Armenia: 32.5 #50 Philippines: 32.4 #51 Estonia: 32.0 #52 Ecuador: 31.5 #53 Ireland: 31.5 #54 Norway: 31.5

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Ayon sa survey na naganap noong taong 2007, sa 125.8 milyong naninigarilyo sa Asya,

16.62 porsyente dito ang nanggaling sa Pilipinas.

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Ang Seksyon 5 ng Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003 (Republic Act 9211) ay nagbabawal na

magsindi ng sigarilyo sa mga pampublikong lugar. Ang hindi sumunod dito ay pagmumultahin ng

500 hanggang 10,000 piso.

Section 5. Smoking in Public Places - Smoking shall be absolutely prohibited in the following public places:

a. Centers of youth activity such as playschools, preparatory schools, elementary schools, high schools, colleges and universities, youth hostels, and recreational facilities for persons under eighteen (18) years old; b. Elevator and stairwells; c. Location in which fire hazards are present, including gas stations and storage areas for f

lammable liquids, gas, explosives or combustible materials; d. Within the buildings and premises of public and private hospitals. Medical, dental, and optical clinics, health centers, nursing homes, dispensaries and laboratories; e. Public conveyance and public facilities including airport and ship terminals and train and bus stations, restaurant and conference halls, except for separate smoking areas; and f. Food preparation areas.

Section 6. Designated Smoking And Non-Smoking Areas - In all enclosed places that are open to the general public, private workplaces, and other places not covered under the preceding section, where smoking may expose a person to the other than the smoker to tobacco smoke, the owner, proprietor, possessor, manager or administrator of such places shall establish smoking areas. Such areas may include a designated smoking area within the building, which may be in an open space or separate area with proper ventilation, but shall not be located within the same room that has been designated as a non-smoking area.

All designated smoking areas shall at least one (1) legible and visible sign posted, namely "SMOKING AREA" for the Information and guidance of all concerned. In addition, the sign or not posted shall include a warning about the health effects of direct or secondhand exposure to tobacco smoke. Non-smoking areas shall likewise have at least one (1) legible and visible sign, namely: "NO SMOKING AREA" or "NO SMOKING".